The Hideout Camping and Caravan Park

Got that Friday feeling – on a Monday? Want to skip out of town and lie low? Hole up at The Hideout Camping and Caravan Park, hidden serenely away in Somerset surroundings but only eight miles from Glastonbury Tor, 40 minutes’ drive from Bristol and within an hour of Exeter, Bath and the beaches of Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare.

Turn off the M5 at Junction 23 and drive four miles through wildlife-laden Somerset countryside to go underground at this peaceful place, with loads of room among the tent, trailer tent, tourer and motorhome pitches for kids – and suddenly rejuvenated adults – to run around in.

This is a small site, but so popular you’ll probably want to keep it to yourself: the excellent amenities include separate ladies and gents’ loos with ensuite shower room in each, sockets for electric razors, drinking water and a chemical loo disposal point. Guests have access to a fridge, freezer, kettle and microwave, and when it’s time for washing up, even the dishwashing area is undercover…

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Languages spoken

&check; English

The very friendly The Hideout owners Jackie and Glyn can offer heaps of advice and info on what to see and do when going off adventuring in these parts, with piles of coast, city and countryside pursuits available within an hour’s drive at most.

The smallest city in England is the City of London, but those looking for a less packed and more relaxed small city sightseeing excursion can wend their way to Wells 30 minutes from The Hideout, a medieval cathedral city and the second smallest city in England. Leave lots of time to get there: Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury Tor and the village of Street, home of Clarks Shoes and Clarks Village, are all on the way. (More shopping, you say? Flash your cash at Kilver Court in Shepton, Mallet, Cribbs Causeway at Bristol, Cabot Circus at Bristol and Bath, and buying All The Cheese at nearby Cheddar.)

Although it’s teeny tiny, there’s a goodly amount of things to do in Wells after letting your jaw drop at the rather fab twelfth century cathedral: history boffins should also make room for Bishops Palace next to the cathedral, Vicars’ Close which is the oldest residential street in Europe, Grade II-listed Milton House overlooking the city, and the Wells and Mendip Museum’s fossil and geology collections from the Mendip Hills.

One of the exhibits at the Wells and Mendip Museum (this one should freak/fascinate the kids) is a skeleton found in nearby Wookey Hole Caves and thought to be the Witch of Wookey Hole (woooooh). The Wookey Hole Caves are just outside Wells and are now a major family attraction with life-size dinosaurs, adventure golf mirror maze and more; visitors can meet the witch herself during school holidays and most weekends.

Engine enthusiasts can travel to Somerset museums revolving around motors and transport, such as the Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare, and the Haynes International Motor Museum and Fleet Air Arm Museum, both at Yeovil. The history of Somerset is covered at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton (more shopping here at the Orchard Centre, we’d like to point out), and at Glastonbury’s Somerset Rural Life Museum, in a fourteenth century barn with exhibits on Somerset’s agricultural and social history (we particularly like the three-seater toilet).

Seaside days at the Somerset coastline, Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea are also within easy reach, and it’s less than an hour to some of Dorset’s most prized Jurassic Coast and sailing/surfing beaches like Lyme Regis, Weymouth and Bridport.

Local pubs

Grey-stone pub on crossroads in shadow of Polden Hills, rugs on flagstones, traditional furnishings, pictures of old Catcott along with modern local art, big stone fireplaces, good quality pubby food cheerfully served by helpful staff, well kept Palmers ales and decent wines by the glass, big back extension with skittle alley and glass-topped well, pub games; unobtrusive background music; children welcome

Friendly neatly kept local with wide choice of good value fresh food from sandwiches and pubby things to imaginative specials, three quickly changing mainly local ales, Wilkins's farm cider, steps up and down making snug comfortable areas, decent wines, helpful service, inglenook woodburner, skittle alley, some live folk music; attractive back garden with play area and shaded terrace

Character pub well screened from motorway, clean and tidy, with ample straightforward food and well kept ales, warmly welcoming service even when busy, pool; children welcome, good disabled access, front terrace and back garden with play area

Liked: Great site with an excellent almost hotel like facilities for showers and toilets with lovely pitche's. Only one night again but would definitely go back again. Owners also very welcoming and friendly.

Liked: The site was lovely and peaceful, very nice and polite hostes at the site and recommend lots of nice places to visit while staying in the area. The shower/toilets were extremely clean and tidy 😊 we were offered to leave our tent up to do some more site seeing without weighing the car down which was a lovely gesture. Thank you for a Fabulous stay would definitely recommend you use this camp site.

Liked: The site owners were very friendly and hospitable, the facilities provided were excellent and regularly cleaned. Everything was in close proximity.

Disliked: The bendy bumpy roads!

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Clean site good amenities and very friendly and helpful hosts2 Sep 2014

Darren L.
(Mature couple, 1 review)
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Great location with friendly, helpful hosts2 Sep 2014

Kevin H.
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Liked: Location is off the beaten track but easy to reach places of interestWelcoming cup of tea on arrivalSite is not too big but plenty of space to walk dog and kids to run aroundFacilities were superb

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Lovely setting, friendly and small camp site.2 Sep 2014

Rebecca D.
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Liked: Everything - it was lovely, friendly welcome, easy to set up when ever we wanted - we arrived quite late in the day, but already knew where our pitch was so could go straight in. Really friendly owner who even lent us a map and gave us ideas on where to go on days out - and lent us a bench!

ALso really great toilet and shower facilities, we were really impressed.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent1 Sep 2014

Sharon D.
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Liked: We enjoyed our stay at the Hideout so much ,beautiful location,the facilities were fantastic,Immaculate showers one of the best campsites I have stayed in, The owners were so friendly and had thought of everything to make the camping experience a little easier,a fridge,microwave even a cup of coffee on arrival.We will definetely staying again.

Liked: The coffee on arrival, the local knowledge, the facilities, friendliness of owners, beautiful location.

Disliked: Nothing

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Wow what a brill site for a very reasonable price22 Aug 2014

Simone H.
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Liked: The quality of the pitch was excellent and the friendly welcome with a complimentary hot drink was lovely after a long journey. Best of all was the toilet and shower facilities which were 5 *

Disliked: Wi fi would have been a bonus

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Directions

We are conveniently located approximately four miles from Junction 23 of the M5 motorway.

Heading along the A39 on the Street/Glastonbury road, you will pass The Olive Mill on the left-hand side where you will then take the next right-hand turn to the village of Stawell.

Follow the road down and at the bottom of the hill the road bends to the right. Please follow this road until you reach a T-junction.

Turn left and follow the main Stawell Road for half a mile and The Hideout is on the left-hand side (second gateway). You may also want to look at Google maps before you set off.

Please note: turn down Tower Road and not Ford Lane.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Permitted arrival/departure time

Camping and touring

Arrive:

2:30 p.m. –

11 p.m.

Depart:

11 a.m.

Please advise site of your expected arrival time in the other details box on the booking form so you can be greeted on arrival.

Cancellation policy

No penalties

If you need to cancel or amend your booking, please give as much notice as possible
so that someone else has the chance to book. You may wish to buy holiday insurance
for cancellations and for your property/injury whilst away.

Please note that your deposit is paid to Pitchup.com and is non-refundable.

Payment of balance

The balance is due 2 weeks
before arrival, or if the arrival date is sooner than 2 weeks
then the balance should be paid as soon as possible.

The Hideout Camping and Caravan Park will contact you to arrange payment.

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Arrive:Depart:
(2 nights)Party:2 adults

Click once to select your first day, and again for your departure day.

Adults (18+)

Children

Child ages

Group booking? ?

It's now possible to make group bookings on Pitchup.com for up to 30 adults and 30 children.

As long as the 'one unit per pitch' rule is not highlighted on the pitch type information (please check this before completing your booking), you will be able to pitch your tents together on one booking.

If you are not satisfied with the results generated, try breaking your booking down for more options. For example, if you're a group of 10, enter five people for your initial search and book two pitches. Use the 'Special requests' box on the booking page to ask to be sited together when booking multiple pitches or accommodation units: the campsite or park will try to grant your request.

Before booking, please check the listing page for any group restrictions. These normally appear in a section titled 'Please note'. Please also check the restrictions on unit dimensions to ensure your unit - especially for a large party - is suitable for the space you will be provided with.

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Terms and conditions

All reservations and contracts are accepted on the basis that the client accepts the park rules and current booking conditions.

Please advise the site of your expected time so you can be greeted on arrival.

Pitches may only be occupied overnight by those listed on the booking form.

Late arrivals or early departures will not receive a refund for any holiday missed. When pitches are not vacated by the departure time shown on the contract, we reserve the right to charge extra.

Dogs are not permitted on site.

Any breakages must be reported and paid for. If breakages have not been reported then we reserve the right to charge for repair or replacement, payable on demand.

Unreasonable or threatening behaviour will not be tolerated and we reserve the right to refuse entry or expel anyone who is behaving badly and causing disturbance to other guests. In such cases we will not offer a refund.

Camping pitches are allocated on arrival.

Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Anyone staying at our site does so at their own risk. We will not accept liability for loss or damage to any person or property unless caused by our own negligence but do not exclude or limit any of your legal rights and privileges.

Relax and enjoy - you are on holiday! If we can do anything to improve your stay, please just ask.